New Stamp to Celebrate African American History and Culture

The First-Day-Of-Issue dedication ceremony for the Celebrating African American History and Culture Forever stamp will take place on October 13. Deputy Postmaster General and Chief Government Relations Officer Ronald A. Stroman will be the dedicating official at the ceremony at the National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington DC. The stamp also will be available at Post Offices nationwide on this date.

The stamp art is based on a photograph of the museum showing a view of the northwest corner of the building. Text in the upper-left corner of the stamp reads “National Museum of African American History and Culture.”

Opened on September 24, 2016, the National Museum of African American History and Culture is the 19th Smithsonian museum and the only national museum devoted exclusively to African American life, art, history and culture. The museum’s collections include art, artifacts, photographs, films, documents, data, books, manuscripts and audio recordings, representing all regions of the United States and acknowledge the cultural links of African Americans to the black experience around the world as well.